I lived in both and I appreciate both. However, the weather in Finland was definitely way better, which is very important to me on short days during the winter.
I can just say, in the Faroe Islands, people leave their car running while the go to buy food or something. So that should be a good example that there is not much crime here
@@Kiewicz92 and use childish terms like "swedistan"?💀 u know that in Sweden there are 0.6% people from either Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan or Pakistan...
As a Norwegian and had to move this is the order I'd move to: 1. Denmark, nice country, nice climate, security, immigration policies and nicely located near europe. 2. Sweden, mostly due to similar language and culture. Would be easy to integrate 3. Finland, learning the language is a pain, but the location is better than the other two options 4. Iceland, I really dont want to live on an island away from Europe.
Sweden is a chaotic war zone these days due to the high number of immigrants from Africa and Middle east fighting each other over drugs. There are plenty of shootings every week! The rest of Scandinavia do not have this problem. Politicians have managed to destroy Sweden in just three decades.
@@geirkarlsen7329 As I said, Norway wasn’t on this list, as I live there, and it wouldnt be really be fair to include it. And how is northern norway more isolated than Iceland?
I love how you give countries 0 for coming last here when the differences between them in things like Quality of Life and Development Index are probably negligible at best and they all rank amongst the top in the world. In reality, they should probably all get close full marks on most of these categories. I don't think any of these categories other than language and climate should have any bearing at all on which choice of country to make. Costs and Wages mostly cancel each other out, they all have great quality of life, security and development, most of the languages are similar and the climate is mostly similar as well. What you should consider is where you geographically want to live, what culture you want to engage in, and most of all where you will actually be able to make a living using your skills or which has the best education program available to you.
Yep the rating system is really odd in the video, not really a good way of measuring it, and like you said, all these countries are very good to live in, even if they ended up with 0 points in certain categories
Costs and Wages cancel each other out for people making wages. For people on fixed incomes (retirees), Wages is irrelevant, and there is nothing to cancel out Costs.
I agree totally. How can Norway, with it's incredible nature and so many things to do and see get a zero for quality of life and Greenland, which is almost entirely glaciated and offers little to do, score higher?
Just to summarise the correct definitions of the terms: FENNOSCANDIA - Norway, Sweden, Finland, East Karelia, the Kola Peninsula - a geographic term only THE SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA - part of Fennoscandia - Norway, Sweden, small part of the Northwestern Finland - a geographic term only SCANDINAVIA(N COUNTRIES) - Norway, Sweden, Denmark THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (THE NORDICS) - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland - also the Åland Islands, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Svalbard (edit. Jan Mayen Island, being just another Norwegian island, was removed from this list) - they share common religion, culture (mostly), history (mostly), customs (mostly) and values - this is what the people outside of the Nordic countries usually mean, when they speak about "Scandinavia" THE SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES - Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese - a subgroup of the Germanic languages, which is a subgroup of the Indo-European languages - a linguistic term only THE (BALTIC) FINNIC LANGUAGES - e.g. Finnish, Meänkieli (in Sweden, in reality a Finnish dialect), Kven (in Norway, in reality a Finnish dialect), Karelian language(s), Estonian, Ludic, Veps etc. - a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, which is a subgroup of the Uralic languages - a linguistic term only THE SÁMI LANGUAGES - a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, which is a subgroup of the Uralic languages - a linguistic term only
One error: the Baltic languages are a subgroup of the Balto-Slavic language family and to my knowledge there are only two, Lithuanian and Latvian. There is no Finnic (Baltic) designation in linguistics. The rest is helpful for the discussion.
@@cellokoen You are mistaken. The Baltic Finnic languages is a subdivision of the Finnic languages, which is a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric languages, which is a subdivision of the Uralic languages. The Baltic languages - which you were talking about - are not related, but are a subdivision of the Balto-Slavic languages, as you wrote. So - the Baltic Finnic and the Baltic languages are two different things.
@@cellokoen That term is in Britannica. Instead of the Baltic-Finnic languages, you can also say Baltic Finnic, Balto-Finnic, Balto-Fennic, Baltic Fennic - or even just Finnic/Fennic languages.
Costs and wages should be put together with purchasing power which should also include taxes, so what's left when the government is done with you and what you can buy for that. Also it is interesting to know the debt levels, state, business and private, as that has an impact of future projections of how life will be.
Differences are mostly subtle anyway. The Nordics just shows how great our soclial democratic societies have worked the last century. As long as we can keep the differences low and the corruption even lower, I think there is a chance for being great in the future too. The one thing I would like to have is warmer weather ^^ The cold makes my joints hurt at times. Humans evolved in Africa, not in ice and snow. :)
I like to hear positive comments about my country from all around the world :) We are also the happiest country, but ironically we have the highest rate of depression in Europe, so I don't really know about that :D
This seems to be a very charming region, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job!
I am Danish and Swedish and I grew up in both Denmark and Sweden and I love both countries. I can absolutely recommend both of them. They are a bit different but overall, you get a really good when choosing either of them. Culturally alike but still their own. I would just add that the salaries are a bit higher in Denmark, but then Sweden has more tax breaks with an amazing investment climate and less overall taxes. Sweden is on the other somewhat less safe, but as long you dont live in 'no go' areas, it is really safe. Basically all crime occurs between criminal gangs in bad areas. In any case, love from a Dane and Swede 🇩🇰🇸🇪
One of the things i love the most about Norway is that wild camping is allowed almost anywhere that is not too close to peoples homes (no more than 2 nights in the same place before you move to another location). Wild camping is also legal in Sweden and Finland, but not in Denmark and Iceland... Sognefjorden has some spectacular views, but from what i can find online, the average water temperatures there are only 15.2°C on average during the hottest month in summer - which is not ideal for people who like to go to the beach... I live in southern Norway, and the ocean temperatures close to where i live gets up to 20°C, and my local lake/river gets up to 21°C. All these temps are the average for the month of August, and i measured 24°C in my local lake/river last summer. I live on the country side, surrounded by forests and 150-500 meter tall mountains and valleys as far as the eye can see. Great place for hiking, bikepacking, and wildcamping - and the 10km river/lake gives a nice opportunity for a daytrip or overnighter with my kayak 😊
The average sunlight a day is a bit deceiving, since the winters are long and dark (if there's no snow), while the summers are quite short, but with lots sunlight. You can also manage just fine with english, if you live in a city in Finland. I'm sure it's the same with the other Nordic countries too.
I'm moving to Finland this autumn. Another interesting metric should be education and enterprising grit. I realize this is included in some of the other metrics, but education and enterprising grit is so critical to a country's future, and Finland is the best for both of these metrics. Finland's education is consistently ranked first in the world, and its "sisu" mentality is the fuel for Finland's self-reliance. Also, I've been learning Finnish and I don't find it difficult at all. In fact, I find it easier than most other languages I've tried learning.
Nå kan jo svensker ha både norskt og svenskt statsborgerskap også, så det er perfekt tid for å bo i Norge :D, håper Sverige og Norge får større samarbeid fremover og at når grensene åpner så går det tilbake til det normale forholdet mellom våre to flotte land!
@@ratemate458 Not need to norway just had a arrow attack. Tråkigt att dina drömmar sprack som en fönsterruta men var tacksam att du inte bor i T. ex. Usa där masskjutningar är ett stort problem.
Norway has a nature that is so beautiful it actually can burn your eyeballs out. Good pay if you get a job, secure, fresh air(I remember walking of the plane in Gardermoen and just being hit by this amazing air, so clean and pure, it was almost religious, but i came from London……so…), green everywhere, wonderful people (a little introvert and shy, but they get warm really quickly if you don’t push yourself on them, talk about the weather and nature, thats a great way to get to now Norwegians and get involved in a choir, volunteer or something like that), i don’t have one bad thing to say about norway, except maybe it’s expensive there, but so are many other places! And learn the language! They speak perfect English, but it’s respectful to do an effort and it also opens up so many more opportunities! Good luck..norway is paradise on earth….
@@spaceiscool7856 as I said, but the pay is also higher. Personally I have no problem to live well…But I can understand those who go to Sweden to get groceries for a lower price.
@@spaceiscool7856 its more expensive because we get paid more, like in sweden we think its super cheap- so many norwegians go to sweden during summer to buy way to much food 😹
Iceland is def. on my bucket list to visit.... I think it has absolutely stunning scenery, but I have no ideia which I would choose if I had to move permanently... greetings from Portugal to all my nordic neighbours.💝🇵🇹
It's not good for life -weather dark and storms which causes headache -carrier Icelandic is necessary if you don't have partner you not will be speak - isolation in shop they don't have too much, mozarela and greek cheese ,4shops like turkish ,Vietnamese,polish , Chinese - expensive like he'll ,society close immigrants have even groups to travel together to share costs I recommend you interior but you need 4 x4 auto around iceland it takes 10 days buy true beauty is þorsmork, kerlingafjoll,launtamalaugar ,highlands
Finnish more difficult to learn than Greenlandic? I get that this is a subjective ranking, but I'd be willing to bet it's a lot easier to get tuition and find Finnish material, than it is Greenlandic.
I think Finnish is probably easier, there are loanwords from Swedish and Proto-germanic, so even if the written language might be hard and lots of words don't look like anything you've ever seen before, there will still be some similarities in vocabulary especially in spoken and dialectal language, sure grammar isn't easy but I don't think Greenlandic would be any easier and my guess would be that there are even less similarities in vocabulary between Greenlandic and Scandinavian/Germanic languages. He also forgot the fact that about 5.3 percent of the population in Finland speaks Swedish as their first language which about equals the population of Iceland, if you live in a municipality where Swedish is the majority language you really only need Finnish if you have a job that requires it.
As a Fin, even looking at Greenlandic makes my brain hurt. It's definitely easier to learn Finnish than it is to Greenlandic, atleast I'd have to say so. (Of course I've lived here my whole life so I don't really have to "learn" my own language, but my point still stands) The only thing I'd say is hard is the accents, which differ widely from pronunciation to even the words used to describe things. But just straight up Finnish taken from a book is pretty simple to learn
@@Ludde_V2 lasi 'glass', kaappi 'closet', vaari 'grandfather', hissi 'elevator', missi 'miss (in beauty contest)', vissi 'sure' (in saying "vissi ja varma").
As a Polish person, i always wanted to live on Føroyar 🇫🇴 or Suomi 🇫🇮, but unfournatelly, Faroes are not in the EU, so moving here will be kinda hard 😭
I've actually seen a few people from countries like Poland that worked in the fishing industry, basically if you are willing to do any type of job, you can find work up here
There are actually a decent amount of poles in iceland. About 4% of the population. There are almost as many poles as all the other non icelandc ethnic groups combined. Idk why, i think they might just come here for work or something but a lot of people here also speak english :)
@@theoutlawtorn Just a personal story of mine: A couple of years ago, I was in Akureyri in Iceland on an interpreting gig, and went to have a swim. Interestingly enough, the signs were in three languages: Icelandic, English and Polish. Thus, I believe there to a fair amount of Poles on the island 😁
A nordic country: scores low in a chategory in this metric IRL: The country is still better on that aera than most of the other countries in the world.
in my opinion I guess Finland could be the best because they are 85% self-sufficient (I believe). they are strong people and down to earth. its a strong nation.
Yes Denmark is amazing, i often think how lucky I am to be born here, when I see the world around me being worse in almost every aspect, there is one thing tho if you are outdoors person and like hiking Norway and Sweden is better, Denmark is ALL FLAT, no real mountains in fact i think Denmark is the second flattest country in the world after the Netherlands. But if you speak Danish, Norwegian or Swedish it's very similar so you can usually communicate within, without taking far out dialects into consideration.
I'm an amateur linguist, and in my experience Inuit is considerably more difficult to learn than Finnish. The cost of living in the Faroes will be around the same as in Norway, maybe marginally higher. As for quality of life in the Faroes, I would say it's probably between Norway and Iceland. Greenland is, unfortunately, much more plagued by social dysfunction. As for security, I'm sure the Faroes are the most secure country in the entire world. The Faroes have, at least the last cuple of years, an higher Gross Domestic Product than Iceland and Denmark.
Oh how I wish I can migrate to one of these countries as early as tomorrow! I don’t really care about the weather or language or the cost of living. Most important for me is that the people of Scandinavia are not corrupt!
@@blacklungsanji3 Sweden once sacked a minister because she bought a snickers with taxpayer money by mistake (using her work related expenditures card outside of working hours...). It ruined her political career for almost 10 years! So yeah, there is corruption in Scandinavia, but it is almost non-existent compared to most of the world.
@@hamstsorkxxor that's sounds great, typically they use our taxes for vacations and get a slap on the wrist if caught, Swedes not doing very good really, it's a matter of time if it'll all crumble unless stuff gets changed.
@@blacklungsanji3 well Denmark is literally the least corrupt country in the world according to the corruption perception index and all Scandinavian countries are in the top 10
@@Brash_Candicoot I am not finnish. I can't imagine that finns are racist. Finns being racist is an old myth I don't know where comes from. Maybe language conservative but that apply for all countries.
@@exentr there's definitely a lot of racists among older/middleaged people, but that's pretty much the case everywhere. Young people here are mostly very openminded
@@Sigart it is a autonomous region but it still is a part of Denmark, so it isn't a country. It's like åland which is a autonomous region but it's still part of finland.
@@Ittna Greenland is not part of Denmark. It's part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but the country Denmark and the Kingdom of Denmark are two overlapping, but different concepts. That is also why Mette Frederiksen could not sell Greenland, even if she wanted to, when Trump asked.´; because Greenland is not just an autonomous region of Denmark. If it simply was an autonomous region, Denmark could simply decide to withdraw the autonomy, but we can't.
I visited Scandinavia. Denmark seemed very royal, historic, rich, but flat. I liked the culture. Swedes seemed very friendly, (they all are), but I liked Swedish culture for some reason, maybe because of bands & fond childhood memories in my father’s 240GL. Then I went to Norway, Oslo seemed like a small to midsized American city, Bergen was beautiful and the mountains and fjords make Norway breathtaking. I loved Scandinavian people and their cultures. I met Finns and Icelanders too but haven’t been to their countries. I also visited Estonia which seemed more Scandinavian than Baltic to me. Norway has something like “every man’s right” where you can wander and sleep at lodges for free and leave some money out of courtesy. I love the outdoors inclination of the people. Beautiful but too cold for an American from Georgia/Florida.
Yes, the hot climate of Florida is very far from the Nordic climate, Denmark is not snowy, but Norway, Sweden, Finland are very much ski countries. You will not enjoy all-year living here, unless being ok with snowy and cold winters. I prefer that over the Denmark / Skåne climate.
Being a social introvert the best country I’ve noticed is Sweden the weather the climate the area is just perfect I love the country more than anything small towns and cities are OK but I would rather live there in Sweden than anywhere else and I am from the United States can’t stand here much at all or economy sucks our infrastructure sucks quality of life in this country sucks but in Sweden so much better than what we have here by about 5,000,000 miles or more
I would look at Sweden's immigration laws regarding mental health or even autistic autistic health as well and see if they allow you to actually move there because of being possibly a drain on their health care system. I have yet to look at that and see. But right now I can't even afford to move out of this country to anyone, let alone out of the state.
@@danyelPitmon I see what you're saying, but I've already looked into their immigration laws and they don't view autistic people as a drain on their system. I'm not the extreme stereotype of autistic and plenty of "high functioning" autistic people reside there due to the social culture. My neurodivergency moslty just affects me socially, with a mix of a few small issues that I'll mention in a bit. I've even seen some swedes joke that their country is autistic due to their social norms (of course they're being goofy, but it does say something about the social culture). I also want a work life balance and i can't get that here in the US. The burnout culture and overworking myself just make my autistic traits worse. I also just can't stand being labelled as "antisocial" or "unfriendly" just because I can't small talk. I just can't thrive here in the US as I'm forced to mask my neurodivergency which takes energy and further makes me have a tougher time fitting into America's hustle culture and social culture. ❤️ I invite you to look into this channel. He's an autistic person who moved to sweden and he tells about his journey :) youtube.com/@becurious2000?si=wg2z0imjTvs9NDPD Here is a source on neurodivergency in sweden as a bonus: sweden.se/life/equality/disability-policy
Sweden is commonly known to be generally warmer than the rest of Scandinavia in the summers, and colder in the winter. Swedens average summer temperature is 23C, norway and denmark are in the 20-22's. Second thing is that norweigan is compromised of two languages you learn, nynorska and boknorska (in writing).
As someone from Finland I would move to Greenland or Iceland if the temperature keeps going up. Like soon we don't have snow here and +40 degree summers.
Come to Norway, It is beautiful and everyone here is very happy, the wide majority of us speak English too I'd say it's a great vacation spot to come look at in Europe.
But you seriously have to plan a budget in advance, unless you are wealthy - because maaaan it’s expensive I tell ya.. I can speak from personal experience - I was not prepared financially and spend twice the amount I initially planned while staying there.. I was there for 2 weeks and my total expenses amounted to approximately 3000 usd (excluding travel expenses that is)... and I was backpacking, staying at youth hostels etc..
One thing that is different in the nordics are the tax rates which are different and should be a part of wages, but overall a great video all countries here are great
The lack of sunlight doesn't bother me at all (I live in Denmark). You get used to it, I think. Perhaps keep in mind that Scandinavian culture is a bit introverted and reserved. People are nice, but not very open and spontaneous. Personally I love it, but if you are from a country with an expressive and extraverted culture (like Southern Europe fx) you might feel a bit lonely and isolated in Scandinavia.
An important thing to mention is that the only scandinavian countrys are Sweden, Norway and Denmark, the other countrys are a part of the nordics and so are scandinavians as well
Come here to Sweden. Its not so pricy here and we don’t talk with each other so no need to be stressed about talking with strangers because we don’t do that stuff, we also have alot of people from different countries that decided ”oh well sweden probably wont mind more?”
What I feel like is missing here is beautiful, natural landscapes. Denmark has almost non of that while Iceland, Greenland and Norway are absolutely stunning places.
Denmark is small, but what's wrong with it? (or Sweden for that matter). This is totally a matter of taste. Norway's mountains are sure grand in scale, but Iceland and Greenland are pretty boring and depressing landscapes according to my preferences. Many people would clearly prefer Stockholm and its surrounding lush nature and large archipelago over the arctic... :D
No, Denmark doesn’t have mountains, but areas of Denmark has some of Scandinavia’s most beautiful coastline. And the only ‘desert’ in scandinavia. The “flatness” of Denmark also provides easier development of infrastructure. Nature should be mentionable, but a neutral metric
@@TheWebberLegacy Denmark is beautiful, but for me I don't think I would enjoy living permanently in a country that doesn't have "freedom to roam"-laws (allemansrätten). If I had to leave Finland, I'd move to Sweden, Norway or Scotland. (Iceland is a bit too far away from everything IMO).
thats only true if you think only mountains are beautiful landscape-Denmark is flat as a pancake, but with lots of beaches, forests and parks -you are never far away from the coast in Denmark -I would say rhough Iceland, Faroe Iceland, Greenland and Norway has the most interesting nature, Sweden and Finland has the biggest forests and Denmark has the most culture
I live in in Denmark And i recomend coming here for a Nice relaxed every day The country isnt too large so you get a sense of community and everything is closeby The country is Also very beutiful in many different ways Every scandinavian country is good But if you wanna come to denmark i hope you apreciate it
I disagree. Denmark is just a flat field. There’s very few *beautiful sights* every friend I’ve had come to Denmark down right disliked it. Too expensive nothing really to see because everything is in Copenhagen. I want to leave this country as soon as I can.
@@MovingAbroad Switzerland is number 1. That is how a society should be built. Czech republic, Norway and Singapore comes after. Sweden is lacking big time. Not even top 10 by a big margain
@@dwaynethewokjohnson7773 Sweden is destroyed by left wing policies with their obsession to bring in more and more and more immigrants into Sweden. Malmo has literally become an immigrant ghetto.
Denmark has been my biggest disappointment travelling so far. Maybe because I expected it to feel Nordic, and it was not at all (!!!), it felt totally Central European. :(( A bit like Amsterdam, another city I do not really feel is the place for me. Not enough nature, forests, cleanliness, crisp air. But ofcourse some day I will give it another chance. :)
@@Haxcha The United Nations Human Development Index has ranked Norway number one for six consecutive years. It has by far the highest standard of living the world (from Google)
I have been to Svalbard, Norway. No can steal any running car, because there is no place to hide it or sell it. If someone "steal" your shoes there they are not stolen, but borrowed. You are getting the shoes back. Mine were suddenly gone up there at a hotel, but got them back same day.
I love all nordics countries! I want to live in any different country during my life so I can learn different culture and mentality from nordic countries. My first destination will be Norway and Sweden where I'll stay for a long time. Finland will be a country where I like to spend part of my life. Iceland I would like to visit at all. Denmark I would like to work there. All nordics people are very beautiful people in particular inside with great personality and them are very polite, gentle and respectful.
Also, just for thoroughness' sake, the methodology and presentation makes it look like there is a measurable difference between the Nordic countries, which honestly, there isn't really. Culturally and geographically, yeah, but your living experience is almost identical no matter where you decide to settle. In that regard, I'd say Greenland in the most different, and all the others are just about interchangeable.
One thing to note about climate in Sweden, Norway and Finland is that being fairly "tall" countries the climate varies a lot depending on if you live in the south or the north.
Do you have to learn to speak the Scandinavian languages if you plan on moving to any of these Scandinavian countries or can you get by only speaking English, if there is a high English proficiency rate?
Most young people are almost fluent in English. Not so much with many older people, but many of them have a basic understanding of English. If you want to work in any of these countries however, you have to learn the language. I understand that Norwegian is the easiest for an English speaker, but Swedish & Danish are not too difficult.
@@oliveremmettknox7776 that may be true however , you will always be considered a foreigner unless you intergrate into the society. The first step of intergration would be to learn the native language
The Scandinavian languages that are spoken in Scandinavia, Iceland and some parts of Finland are easy for englis speakers. But Finnish is different. It is only related with Estonian, Hungarian and some smaller languages that are mostly spoken in Russia
Nice video :) I don't think the numbers mean much, they are all good countries to live in. Your quality of living will depend more on what kind of friends and social network you are able to find, and if you are able to find something meaningful to do. And btw, only Norway, Sweden and Denmark are Scandinavia. Throw in those other countries and we name them (us) the Nordic countries
Denmark and Sweden haven't interested me as much as finland or Norway so I'd move to Norway or Finland, Iceland is cool and is greenland and while I would love to visit greenland I wouldn't want to live there
@Angelo Guzman you are confusing demands and expectations with racism. Feel bad for you. Here if I don’t agree with the left - they always turn racists against me, an immigrant. So no.
Income is before taxation and this is higher in Denmark, Sweden and Finland than in Norway. Only Island have lower than Norway. How it is on Færøyene og Grønnland I don`t know. So the comparision on income does not make much sense because the tax level in Scandinavia is an important factor.
Already at school, we learn that the 5 Nordic Countries are Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Those other islands belong to 2 of these countries. All these 5 countries are fantastic and we are " happy people ". Regards from one happy citizen, born in one of those countries and lived in all of them.
How does one go about measuring the “quality of life”?If it has to do with research of happiness levels, keep in mind that Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world.
Yeah, with 50 thousand people living there, that isn't a hard thing, say 5 thousand people suicide in Greenland and USA, that's 10% of Greenland and barely 0,0001% of USA. Percentages and ratings of such things means nothing unless they make and average per 100 thousand people or any other number like that (just gave USA as an universal example, though your name Bjornson probably implies you're norwegian)
We have a camping area next to our home that employs a crew of Spanish people that run the restaurant which is open from may to September. I asked them if they didn’t miss the warm Spanish summers but they said no. They loved the Norwegian summers and then had plenty of sun when they went back home every October. They’ve been back every year since the 90’s. No plans of quitting from what I hear.
I'm a British of South Asian descent, I'm trying to estimate what they'd equate in pounds before I'd consider moving there with my family - Greenland - 45,547 euros = £ 39127.08 Iceland - 57,579 euros = £ 49464.00 Faroe Islands - 43,128 euros = £ 37049.07 Denmark - 48,430 euros = £ 41604.05 Norway - 45,790 euros = £ 39336.05 Sweden - 39,570 euros = £ 33993.02 Finland - 38,730 euros = £ 33271.05 Originally I was thinking about settling with my family in Sweden, but I guess I'd consider settling in Finland since it's cheaper and level of security
Bare in mind what you get out of your salary in the various countries. In Norway the average salary for well educated is higher than in Denmark, but your expenses is higher in Norway as housing and food is more expensive than in Denmark, plus in Denmark students get money from the government to go to school. In Norway you get student loans. But from a world perspective the Nordic countries are relatively the same, so one should probably decide on where to live on other factors than purely income
While watching this one should keep in mind that the Nordic countries are among the top in the world by many of these aspects, so a country scoring 0 doesn't mean that it's bad at all, and comparing it to pretty much any other group of countries in the world would grant it a 1.
Wow this is such great breakdown of the data! Exactly what I was after, thank you. There are so many factors to consider, and some will be more or less important to certain people. In my case I’m drawn to the environment, language and people of Norway, but cost of living is a big factor and I wasn’t aware that security could be a concern in the way I’ve heard it can be in Sweden. Ultimately Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden look attractive to me. I think I may learn Norwegian in the mean time and hopefully have enough money to one day live in all of them for a time! 🙏
Cost of living should NOT a factor if you a considering moving to a Nordic country. Just get here, and work, then you are good to go, no matter the wages. Cost of living is high, but so are wages, so no problem. Don't look at the numbers, just work - then you are good. Welcome.
Honestly, security problems in Scandinavia are really exhagerated. In most nations outside of Scandinavia you can have people being stabbed out in the open every day and everyone goes on as normal. In Scandinavia everyone reports being scared when someone steals a lollipop, and for some reason all non-Scandinavians seem to be absolutely thrilled in pointing out every single missdeed commited. In reality there are a few areas in Sweden that you should avoid, these are easily avoided and you'll find out about them by googeling. There are about 50 places like this in all of Sweden and they are well known. And even if you do find yourself there the risk of getting in troubl is really low, the bad guys are only going to try to kill and hurt other bad guys. Yes, sometimes someone is caught in the middle, but it it extremely rare, falling Ice is a much larger issue.
Agree with SWEmanque. It is over-interpreted regarding security problems in Sweden. the country is very large and it is safe to live in 99.5% of the country's parts. As safe as in the other Nordic countries average. Then there are a number of so-called vulnerable areas where gangs quarrel with each other that also affect those who are nearby. That rise the statistic. But who choose to live just there when you can choose. And the rest of us inhabitants who never are in those areas do not notice it. Just on TV. By the way, I live in Stockholm and do not feel insecure.
@@SWEmanque The biggest problem for ordinary Swedes with crime is perhaps that gunshot wounds (and the like) take up a large part of the capacity in the health care system. Maybe the same goes for schools and other welfare benefits as well?
One very significant characteristic of Denmark is our tendency towards pragmatism and our high degree of freedom from any kind of fanaticism. I believe that this is also true about the other Nordic nations.
Temperatures according to the capital is useless in Norway snd Sweden. The last 13 month the middle temperatur in Oslo has been noe in July 30.9 C/Dec -14.5 C, while far north in Kirkenes the last year it's been in July 32 C/Jan -25 C at the lowest. According to Yr and Accuweather.
True. In Sweden you get -40 and below on some days and some places, but that is far away from the capital Stockholm :-) We live about 1000 km north of Stockholm and it is a totally different life up here, exotic even to most Swedes.
@@AlexanderBlumenau Yes totally, and I wrote middle temperatures. I of course meant highest and lowest. The highest temperature in Kirkenes of 32 C is crazy though. It's all because of climate change. It didn't use to be that high in summer.
@@TullaRask we had similar temperatures up here in the last three summers and during the last 15 years it was an almost constant ramp-up in max temperature. Swedens highest mountain has been constantly shrinking as the (formerly) highest summit is a glacier. Many glaciers have almost completely disappeared and mountain paths once nice to hike are now almost impossible. Change is obvious and gaining momentum. Yet many city people refuse to see it ...
@@AlexanderBlumenau Yes they show pictures of it on the Norwegian tele during summertime. Turists coming to walk glaciers will be too dangerous because it's collapsing. People who pay attention see it. It's one of the things the young peopple see. The north pole is shrinking as well. There is a lot of attention around it, but people have to sacrifice some comforts to fix it. It's a big part of the environmental awareness happening.
@@TullaRask I dont think anyone is denying that the climate is changing, but i dont agree with the leftist politics of Car = bad. The earth has always been in constant change and there has been many ice ages and times where the average temperature has been higher then it is today. So to think that if humans stopped spewing out carbon everything would just stop changing is a flat out lie. Sure it might slow down the changes abit, but they will happen no matter what we do.
Norway has a nature that is so beautiful it actually can burn your eyeballs out. Good pay if you get a Job, Secure, Fresh Air(I remember walking of the plane in Gardermoen and just being hit by this amazing air, so clean and pure, it was almost religious, but I came from London……so…), Green Everywhere, Wonderful People (a little introvert and shy, but they get warm really quickly if you don’t push yourself on them, talk about the weather and nature, that's a great way to get to now Norwegians and get involved in a Choir, volunteer or something like that), I don’t have one bad thing to say about Norway, except maybe it’s Expensive there, but so are many other places! And learn the Norwegian Language! They speak perfect English, but it’s respectful to do an effort and it also opens up so many more opportunities! Good luck. Norway is paradise on Earth…. 🌍😍
@@TheFrecklish Oh m’y god sorry Féroé I just know about you that your capital city is Torshavn and that you was discovered by the Vikings but I thought you was not indépendant but à Denmark colony
@@holyromankingdomofthepoles7027 Not fully independent, no, but neither is Greenland. But we're NOT colonies! Never call us that😅 We're constituent countries part of the Danish Realm (à la Scotland in the UK) and have full autonomy and pretty much run our own show😉
my problem with Norway that this country is way too happy... I am coming from east europe where people hate everybody even themselfs so its kinda weird to see the brighter side of the world lol
well live in Norway is half Finnish and I just LOVE how Norway is everybody is kind and things. More inf: Anna Goldman RUclipsr has much more information but ofc I know more..
Scotland is very nordic too in terms of geology and genetics. Looks like a little Norway, has nordic place names and many signs of northern culture unseen in England. Ireland too, a nordic, latin, celtic, anglo mixing pot although we have less signs of scandinavian lifestyle, norse art and some links remains and the land looks very, very nordic. I live in Finland not very nordic or scandic at all. Now I'm returning to Ireland to happily enjoy the rugged views once again.
What binds the Nordic is more of culture, political and social structure history and language (minus Finland) - not as much geology, which varies alot from Norway and Sweden on one side, and Iceland, Greenland, Finland, Áland and Denmark all have geology that is different from Norway / Sweden
I am Swede and I love all other Nordic countries and their territories but here is how I would rank them: 7. Svalbard/Jan Mayen Dont know much about these places 6. Faroe Islands🇫🇴 It just seems very Nice to live here 5. Greenland🇬🇱 I like how its full of ice 4. Norway🇧🇻 Its just beautiful 3. Iceland🇮🇸 I love the Icelandic nature and their language is dope 2. Denmark🇩🇰 I just really like how it looks down here. Also its close to the rest of europe by bordering Germany 1. Finland🇫🇮🇦🇽 I love the many lakes. It just seems really fresh to live here. I also like that many people understand Swedish here. Also, their language is one of the best in the world, only being beaten by polish and italian i think
Pretty sure the Nordic countries, as defined by the actual economic treaty they have, covers all the countries and territories you've included here, but I could be remembering wrong
EU stats make a list every year and Denmark is always listed as the most expensive EU country to live in (in average 20% more expensive than average in EU) (High housing prices, expensive food.. just about everything is expensive there). Norway, who is not member of EU, is though often described as 20% more expensive then Denmark. So given England, once it was member of EU, was relatively much cheaper to live in than in Denmark, Norway is way way more expensive to live in than England in all aspects. On the plus side, you get paid more in salary in Norway, vacation is longer, education is free and many other social benefits are more often better in Norway (well, basicually in any Nordic country, almost) than in England
@@mackman6602 Wow thank you for your detailed explanation! :) Even though it is quite expensive the living quality makes me want to move to Norway even more
Denmark, Norway and Sweden = Scandinavia on the Scandinavian peninsula. Banker. Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden = Fenno-Scandinavia (The Nordics in some cases. Sometimes Finland, Norway and Sweden are The Nordics i.e. Nordic sports diciplines) Greenland, Iceland, Faroese, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden = The Nordics. Banker. Strange area. "NATO" east, west and in the midle of The North Athlantics.
Which country is the best? The best country for the Finns is Finland.. the best for Danish is Denmark etc.. But if you don't speak any of the languages the "best" place to live is probably Copenhagen or Stockholm as they are the most international. Copenhagen has the mildest weather and obviously a short trip from central Europe. The Finnish language is the most impossible to learn and they are the most introverted people. That said all of the Nordic countries are great compared to the rest of the world... Finland and Norway are probably the safest and cleanest (least polluted). Finland is full of amazing lakes.
As a Dane, I am quite envious of the pack nature of the other Nordic countries, but have been so lucky that I have worked for 3 years in Greenland: That nature beats everyone 🤗Glory has all the Nordic countrys
The English proficiency in the Nordic countries is very high at 85-90% range, so you can get by just speaking English when you move to live in these countries.
Yeah, but you will only be truly integrated if you learn the local languages. Speaking only English can get you far in those countries, but never as far as if you can speak and understand the local language too
If you want to get work in sweden you will need school grades in swedish, otherwise you will be viewed as uneducated since swedish is a core topic in school, english and math too
@@mackman6602 But it helps moving in as you don't learn the language as you live here. If you work on the technology field, you'll probably get a job while speaking English too.
If you go to live anywhere out of respect you should learn the language of the country that is hosting you. Thats the very least you can do to be thankful of the opportunities presented to you
Sorry for mixing up Scandinavian and Nordic countries
Here's the playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLns1AMrfKe3_nQyLq2XCxFGafeCCIaPXs
Finland is not Scandinavian
@@HONNEKI Neither is Iceland
Where is Åland flag🇦🇽? This is just so weird video. Nothing make sense!! 😂.
I am from Sweden
@@familjenbjorkman5764 is sweden cheaper than finland?
As a finn if I had to move to a another country, I would move to Norway. People are great and the nature is very beautiful.
Hyi vittu Norja🤮
Same maybe
I lived in both and I appreciate both. However, the weather in Finland was definitely way better, which is very important to me on short days during the winter.
Much appreciated🙏🇳🇴🇳🇴
Just. Don't piss off the authorities.....
I can just say, in the Faroe Islands, people leave their car running while the go to buy food or something. So that should be a good example that there is not much crime here
Good point -didn't know that. A warm welcome to this channel!
@@MovingAbroad thanks, great video btw
@@karlkassolsen6818 Thanks Karl!
It should be illegal, it's bad for the environment
@@vanyadolly I know, but that way the car stays warm and you’ll be on you’re way faster
Born in Denmark, lived in many years in Norway, have been a lot in Sweden. Travlhed from north to south in Finland. All of them are fantastic.
Except for Swedistan
@@Kiewicz92 u can't be older than 10 if u call Sweden that
@@mt000n I happen to be 30 :)
@@Kiewicz92 and use childish terms like "swedistan"?💀
u know that in Sweden there are 0.6% people from either Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan or Pakistan...
@@mt000n In which way do you consider that word "childish"? :)
I live in Norway, and one thing I really appreciate is the nature. I love the mountains and fjords here.
Thanks for this nice comment! A warm welcome to this channel :)
I can tell that by your pfp
Yes we have beautiful nature here :-)
@@goese868 HAHHAHA
I live in Finland. I never have been in Norway but i wish could. Love from you❤️
As a Norwegian and had to move this is the order I'd move to:
1. Denmark, nice country, nice climate, security, immigration policies and nicely located near europe.
2. Sweden, mostly due to similar language and culture. Would be easy to integrate
3. Finland, learning the language is a pain, but the location is better than the other two options
4. Iceland, I really dont want to live on an island away from Europe.
As a Swede I agree, specially on Denmark immigration policies.
Sweden is a chaotic war zone these days due to the high number of immigrants from Africa and Middle east fighting each other over drugs. There are plenty of shootings every week! The rest of Scandinavia do not have this problem. Politicians have managed to destroy Sweden in just three decades.
Iceland is in Europe you mainland-centric Icelandophobe
It is always personal what we choose. Northern Norway is more isolated compared to your opinion here.
@@geirkarlsen7329 As I said, Norway wasn’t on this list, as I live there, and it wouldnt be really be fair to include it. And how is northern norway more isolated than Iceland?
I love how you give countries 0 for coming last here when the differences between them in things like Quality of Life and Development Index are probably negligible at best and they all rank amongst the top in the world. In reality, they should probably all get close full marks on most of these categories. I don't think any of these categories other than language and climate should have any bearing at all on which choice of country to make.
Costs and Wages mostly cancel each other out, they all have great quality of life, security and development, most of the languages are similar and the climate is mostly similar as well.
What you should consider is where you geographically want to live, what culture you want to engage in, and most of all where you will actually be able to make a living using your skills or which has the best education program available to you.
Well said.
Yep the rating system is really odd in the video, not really a good way of measuring it, and like you said, all these countries are very good to live in, even if they ended up with 0 points in certain categories
Costs and Wages cancel each other out for people making wages. For people on fixed incomes (retirees), Wages is irrelevant, and there is nothing to cancel out Costs.
I agree totally. How can Norway, with it's incredible nature and so many things to do and see get a zero for quality of life and Greenland, which is almost entirely glaciated and offers little to do, score higher?
I agree
I live in Sweden and if you live there you can just drive to Denmark, Norway or Finland🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇴🇩🇰
Just to summarise the correct definitions of the terms:
FENNOSCANDIA
- Norway, Sweden, Finland, East Karelia, the Kola Peninsula
- a geographic term only
THE SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA
- part of Fennoscandia
- Norway, Sweden, small part of the Northwestern Finland
- a geographic term only
SCANDINAVIA(N COUNTRIES)
- Norway, Sweden, Denmark
THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (THE NORDICS)
- Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- also the Åland Islands, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Svalbard (edit. Jan Mayen Island, being just another Norwegian island, was removed from this list)
- they share common religion, culture (mostly), history (mostly), customs (mostly) and values
- this is what the people outside of the Nordic countries usually mean, when they speak about "Scandinavia"
THE SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES
- Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese
- a subgroup of the Germanic languages, which is a subgroup of the Indo-European languages
- a linguistic term only
THE (BALTIC) FINNIC LANGUAGES
- e.g. Finnish, Meänkieli (in Sweden, in reality a Finnish dialect), Kven (in Norway, in reality a Finnish dialect), Karelian language(s), Estonian, Ludic, Veps etc.
- a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, which is a subgroup of the Uralic languages
- a linguistic term only
THE SÁMI LANGUAGES
- a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, which is a subgroup of the Uralic languages
- a linguistic term only
SÀMi dominated indigene ethni / Nazi
One error: the Baltic languages are a subgroup of the Balto-Slavic language family and to my knowledge there are only two, Lithuanian and Latvian. There is no Finnic (Baltic) designation in linguistics. The rest is helpful for the discussion.
@@cellokoen You are mistaken.
The Baltic Finnic languages is a subdivision of the Finnic languages, which is a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric languages, which is a subdivision of the Uralic languages.
The Baltic languages - which you were talking about - are not related, but are a subdivision of the Balto-Slavic languages, as you wrote.
So - the Baltic Finnic and the Baltic languages are two different things.
@@timoterava7108 I’ve never seen that in English, perhaps it’s a term you use in your language.
@@cellokoen That term is in Britannica.
Instead of the Baltic-Finnic languages, you can also say Baltic Finnic, Balto-Finnic, Balto-Fennic, Baltic Fennic - or even just Finnic/Fennic languages.
Costs and wages should be put together with purchasing power which should also include taxes, so what's left when the government is done with you and what you can buy for that. Also it is interesting to know the debt levels, state, business and private, as that has an impact of future projections of how life will be.
Yeah, videos like this are often misleading at best. Only looking at a few, often meaningless numbers.
Differences are mostly subtle anyway. The Nordics just shows how great our soclial democratic societies have worked the last century.
As long as we can keep the differences low and the corruption even lower, I think there is a chance for being great in the future too.
The one thing I would like to have is warmer weather ^^ The cold makes my joints hurt at times. Humans evolved in Africa, not in ice and snow. :)
I support Finland 🇫🇮
From Brazil 🇧🇷
I love the finish nature and it’s people. Btw, Finland is the happiest country on earth.
I like to hear positive comments about my country from all around the world :)
We are also the happiest country, but ironically we have the highest rate of depression in Europe, so I don't really know about that :D
@@BombycillaGarrulus yall are not the country with most depression in the north
This seems to be a very charming region, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job!
I am Danish and Swedish and I grew up in both Denmark and Sweden and I love both countries. I can absolutely recommend both of them. They are a bit different but overall, you get a really good when choosing either of them. Culturally alike but still their own. I would just add that the salaries are a bit higher in Denmark, but then Sweden has more tax breaks with an amazing investment climate and less overall taxes. Sweden is on the other somewhat less safe, but as long you dont live in 'no go' areas, it is really safe. Basically all crime occurs between criminal gangs in bad areas. In any case, love from a Dane and Swede 🇩🇰🇸🇪
No go arear's ? Jeg troede det var en "myte"
Unfortunately "no go" aeras are increasing.
One of the things i love the most about Norway is that wild camping is allowed almost anywhere that is not too close to peoples homes (no more than 2 nights in the same place before you move to another location). Wild camping is also legal in Sweden and Finland, but not in Denmark and Iceland...
Sognefjorden has some spectacular views, but from what i can find online, the average water temperatures there are only 15.2°C on average during the hottest month in summer - which is not ideal for people who like to go to the beach... I live in southern Norway, and the ocean temperatures close to where i live gets up to 20°C, and my local lake/river gets up to 21°C. All these temps are the average for the month of August, and i measured 24°C in my local lake/river last summer. I live on the country side, surrounded by forests and 150-500 meter tall mountains and valleys as far as the eye can see. Great place for hiking, bikepacking, and wildcamping - and the 10km river/lake gives a nice opportunity for a daytrip or overnighter with my kayak 😊
The average sunlight a day is a bit deceiving, since the winters are long and dark (if there's no snow), while the summers are quite short, but with lots sunlight. You can also manage just fine with english, if you live in a city in Finland. I'm sure it's the same with the other Nordic countries too.
True! In Tampere, almost everyone can communicate in English
@@jacksoon2384 yeah, in nordic countries most people can hold conversations on english
I have read somewhere that it is statistical more probable to find an english speaker in the Scandinavian countries than in Canada.
Absolutely. Even in my hometown of Turenki people can communicate in english. Yep. EVEN TOWNFOLK!
Yea in iceland a lot of people can speak English because there's not a lot of content in icelandic Due to its low number of speakers.
I'm moving to Finland this autumn. Another interesting metric should be education and enterprising grit. I realize this is included in some of the other metrics, but education and enterprising grit is so critical to a country's future, and Finland is the best for both of these metrics. Finland's education is consistently ranked first in the world, and its "sisu" mentality is the fuel for Finland's self-reliance. Also, I've been learning Finnish and I don't find it difficult at all. In fact, I find it easier than most other languages I've tried learning.
As a Swede i would absolutely LOVE to move to Norway when i am old enough and get a job. Norway is such a gem in the north!
Nå kan jo svensker ha både norskt og svenskt statsborgerskap også, så det er perfekt tid for å bo i Norge :D, håper Sverige og Norge får større samarbeid fremover og at når grensene åpner så går det tilbake til det normale forholdet mellom våre to flotte land!
I would too considering what's going on in Sweden..
@@ratemate458 Not need to norway just had a arrow attack. Tråkigt att dina drömmar sprack som en fönsterruta men var tacksam att du inte bor i T. ex. Usa där masskjutningar är ett stort problem.
@@ratemate458 what happened there?
Yeah, But its pretty expensive there
It really depends on your personality honestly.
Norway - nature
Denmark - everything else
Sweden - nothing else
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Oh so you have been to sweden
Everything good is literally from sweden, Meatballs, Ikea, Spotify, minecraft, pewdiepie. I can go on If you would like
@@antonkallin9027 did they make lego tho
Norway has a nature that is so beautiful it actually can burn your eyeballs out. Good pay if you get a job, secure, fresh air(I remember walking of the plane in Gardermoen and just being hit by this amazing air, so clean and pure, it was almost religious, but i came from London……so…), green everywhere, wonderful people (a little introvert and shy, but they get warm really quickly if you don’t push yourself on them, talk about the weather and nature, thats a great way to get to now Norwegians and get involved in a choir, volunteer or something like that), i don’t have one bad thing to say about norway, except maybe it’s expensive there, but so are many other places! And learn the language! They speak perfect English, but it’s respectful to do an effort and it also opens up so many more opportunities! Good luck..norway is paradise on earth….
And expensive as hell
Gutta bæcker
@@spaceiscool7856 as I said, but the pay is also higher. Personally I have no problem to live well…But I can understand those who go to Sweden to get groceries for a lower price.
@@spaceiscool7856 its more expensive because we get paid more, like in sweden we think its super cheap- so many norwegians go to sweden during summer to buy way to much food 😹
@@aquajuwel7098 good luck getting a Job tho
Iceland is def. on my bucket list to visit.... I think it has absolutely stunning scenery, but I have no ideia which I would choose if I had to move permanently... greetings from Portugal to all my nordic neighbours.💝🇵🇹
It's not good for life
-weather dark and storms which causes headache
-carrier Icelandic is necessary if you don't have partner you not will be speak
- isolation in shop they don't have too much, mozarela and greek cheese ,4shops like turkish ,Vietnamese,polish , Chinese
- expensive like he'll ,society close immigrants have even groups to travel together to share costs
I recommend you interior but you need 4 x4 auto around iceland it takes 10 days buy true beauty is þorsmork, kerlingafjoll,launtamalaugar ,highlands
@@n0rmalna ohh
Neighbors??? xD. Portugal and Scandinavia are streets away from each other on the European block.
As a Swede, I'd pick Denmark.
@@arthurhellstrom5515 Europe is a very small continent
Finnish more difficult to learn than Greenlandic? I get that this is a subjective ranking, but I'd be willing to bet it's a lot easier to get tuition and find Finnish material, than it is Greenlandic.
I'm a Swede and the accent is sooo easy to learn, and sure it can be difficult to learn, but it's definitely easier than Greenlandic with a lot of q
I think Finnish is probably easier, there are loanwords from Swedish and Proto-germanic, so even if the written language might be hard and lots of words don't look like anything you've ever seen before, there will still be some similarities in vocabulary especially in spoken and dialectal language, sure grammar isn't easy but I don't think Greenlandic would be any easier and my guess would be that there are even less similarities in vocabulary between Greenlandic and Scandinavian/Germanic languages. He also forgot the fact that about 5.3 percent of the population in Finland speaks Swedish as their first language which about equals the population of Iceland, if you live in a municipality where Swedish is the majority language you really only need Finnish if you have a job that requires it.
Some words are legit just a Swedish word with an i behind. So something are easy
As a Fin, even looking at Greenlandic makes my brain hurt. It's definitely easier to learn Finnish than it is to Greenlandic, atleast I'd have to say so. (Of course I've lived here my whole life so I don't really have to "learn" my own language, but my point still stands)
The only thing I'd say is hard is the accents, which differ widely from pronunciation to even the words used to describe things. But just straight up Finnish taken from a book is pretty simple to learn
@@Ludde_V2 lasi 'glass', kaappi 'closet', vaari 'grandfather', hissi 'elevator', missi 'miss (in beauty contest)', vissi 'sure' (in saying "vissi ja varma").
As a Polish person, i always wanted to live on Føroyar 🇫🇴 or Suomi 🇫🇮, but unfournatelly, Faroes are not in the EU, so moving here will be kinda hard 😭
I've actually seen a few people from countries like Poland that worked in the fishing industry, basically if you are willing to do any type of job, you can find work up here
@@crysisman09 Thanks for info! 🤝
There are actually a decent amount of poles in iceland. About 4% of the population. There are almost as many poles as all the other non icelandc ethnic groups combined. Idk why, i think they might just come here for work or something but a lot of people here also speak english :)
@@theoutlawtorn Just a personal story of mine: A couple of years ago, I was in Akureyri in Iceland on an interpreting gig, and went to have a swim. Interestingly enough, the signs were in three languages: Icelandic, English and Polish. Thus, I believe there to a fair amount of Poles on the island 😁
Finland is SO good country I absolutely love it!
A nordic country: scores low in a chategory in this metric
IRL:
The country is still better on that aera than most of the other countries in the world.
With climate being only exception 😂
in my opinion I guess Finland could be the best because they are 85% self-sufficient (I believe). they are strong people and down to earth. its a strong nation.
Crime rate in the Faroe Islands is said to be among the lowest in the world.
How can they do , when it's freezing their balls and melons as fck 😂😂😆
I wonder why lol 😂😂😂
Yes Denmark is amazing, i often think how lucky I am to be born here, when I see the world around me being worse in almost every aspect, there is one thing tho if you are outdoors person and like hiking Norway and Sweden is better, Denmark is ALL FLAT, no real mountains in fact i think Denmark is the second flattest country in the world after the Netherlands. But if you speak Danish, Norwegian or Swedish it's very similar so you can usually communicate within, without taking far out dialects into consideration.
I’m not a mountainous person so Denmark sounds good.
Denmark isn't the second flattest, the Gambia, Bangladesh, the madldives and the netherlands are all flatter
Team Sweden,Norway and Denmark! PS jag är svensk
@@Yeah_Im-Man du inte gillar Finland 😔
@@Yeah_Im-Man Svenska människa aldrig gillar Finland 🇫🇮😭
I'm from Denmark and i love my country.
But i really enjoy Faroe Islands and Norway. So beautiful countrys. Stunning nature. And nice friendly people.
Im from Sweden was in copenhagen in 2008, would do everything to go back:(
Denmark is my favourite country because of its charm - hygge, smørrebrød, rød pølse med brød, dansk is etc. ❤️ from Skåne!
@@thelasttrumpet2915 du är ju fan redan dansk. skåne är bara ett kriminellare danmark
How’s racism there ?
I'm an amateur linguist, and in my experience Inuit is considerably more difficult to learn than Finnish.
The cost of living in the Faroes will be around the same as in Norway, maybe marginally higher.
As for quality of life in the Faroes, I would say it's probably between Norway and Iceland. Greenland is, unfortunately, much more plagued by social dysfunction.
As for security, I'm sure the Faroes are the most secure country in the entire world.
The Faroes have, at least the last cuple of years, an higher Gross Domestic Product than Iceland and Denmark.
Oh how I wish I can migrate to one of these countries as early as tomorrow!
I don’t really care about the weather or language or the cost of living. Most important for me is that the people of Scandinavia are not corrupt!
If you think they’re not corrupt you are living in lala land
ha!
@@blacklungsanji3
Sweden once sacked a minister because she bought a snickers with taxpayer money by mistake (using her work related expenditures card outside of working hours...). It ruined her political career for almost 10 years! So yeah, there is corruption in Scandinavia, but it is almost non-existent compared to most of the world.
@@hamstsorkxxor that's sounds great, typically they use our taxes for vacations and get a slap on the wrist if caught, Swedes not doing very good really, it's a matter of time if it'll all crumble unless stuff gets changed.
@@blacklungsanji3 well Denmark is literally the least corrupt country in the world according to the corruption perception index and all Scandinavian countries are in the top 10
my choice : Perkele
As someone that's from Finland, i think we shouldn't argue over what's the best nordic country. They are all good in their own way! ❤🇧🇻🇩🇰🇫🇮🇫🇴🇬🇱🇮🇸🇸🇪❤
This ☝️
Denmark best
Where is Åland's flag?
My fav. by order:1-Denmark,2-Norway,3-Finland & Sweden,4-Iceland,5-Faroe Islands,6-Greenland.
Kisses from Spain.❤😘
soumi parempa routsi 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
wrong
@@crimson9740 hehee
My fav.by order
1.Finland
2.Sweden
3.Norway and Iceland
4. Denmark
As A Swedish Person I Think Norway Are Very Beautiful Nordic Country Because So Happy & Beautiful Nature 😍
eh, norsk er ok men ka faen go for it.
Hasnt sweden the same natur🤣
The Finland is SO good country I absolutely love it! I have been here my whole life and I dont regret it!
Would you say Fins are racist?
@@alwayslearning7672 wat? We are totally not racist!
@@Brash_Candicoot I am not finnish. I can't imagine that finns are racist. Finns being racist is an old myth I don't know where comes from. Maybe language conservative but that apply for all countries.
@@exentr yeah it's strange
@@exentr there's definitely a lot of racists among older/middleaged people, but that's pretty much the case everywhere. Young people here are mostly very openminded
You could have written "the nordic countries/nordics" if these are the countries you are looking at...
Ture. Sorry about that. That would have made more sense
@@MovingAbroad you also did call greenland a country when it isnt one
@@Ittna For almost all intents and purposes, it is, though. I am really in doubt whether there would be any use in arguing that it isn't.
@@Sigart it is a autonomous region but it still is a part of Denmark, so it isn't a country. It's like åland which is a autonomous region but it's still part of finland.
@@Ittna Greenland is not part of Denmark. It's part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but the country Denmark and the Kingdom of Denmark are two overlapping, but different concepts.
That is also why Mette Frederiksen could not sell Greenland, even if she wanted to, when Trump asked.´; because Greenland is not just an autonomous region of Denmark. If it simply was an autonomous region, Denmark could simply decide to withdraw the autonomy, but we can't.
I visited Scandinavia. Denmark seemed very royal, historic, rich, but flat. I liked the culture. Swedes seemed very friendly, (they all are), but I liked Swedish culture for some reason, maybe because of bands & fond childhood memories in my father’s 240GL. Then I went to Norway, Oslo seemed like a small to midsized American city, Bergen was beautiful and the mountains and fjords make Norway breathtaking.
I loved Scandinavian people and their cultures. I met Finns and Icelanders too but haven’t been to their countries. I also visited Estonia which seemed more Scandinavian than Baltic to me.
Norway has something like “every man’s right” where you can wander and sleep at lodges for free and leave some money out of courtesy. I love the outdoors inclination of the people. Beautiful but too cold for an American from Georgia/Florida.
Have u heard of Ghost?
Yes, the hot climate of Florida is very far from the Nordic climate, Denmark is not snowy, but Norway, Sweden, Finland are very much ski countries. You will not enjoy all-year living here, unless being ok with snowy and cold winters. I prefer that over the Denmark / Skåne climate.
As a Greek, Nordic countries & Switzerland are by far the best countries in the world to live in
Being a social introvert the best country I’ve noticed is Sweden the weather the climate the area is just perfect I love the country more than anything small towns and cities are OK but I would rather live there in Sweden than anywhere else and I am from the United States can’t stand here much at all or economy sucks our infrastructure sucks quality of life in this country sucks but in Sweden so much better than what we have here by about 5,000,000 miles or more
Sweden seems like heaven for my autistic ass. So I'm learning the language so I can move
I would look at Sweden's immigration laws regarding mental health or even autistic autistic health as well and see if they allow you to actually move there because of being possibly a drain on their health care system. I have yet to look at that and see. But right now I can't even afford to move out of this country to anyone, let alone out of the state.
@@danyelPitmon I see what you're saying, but I've already looked into their immigration laws and they don't view autistic people as a drain on their system. I'm not the extreme stereotype of autistic and plenty of "high functioning" autistic people reside there due to the social culture. My neurodivergency moslty just affects me socially, with a mix of a few small issues that I'll mention in a bit. I've even seen some swedes joke that their country is autistic due to their social norms (of course they're being goofy, but it does say something about the social culture). I also want a work life balance and i can't get that here in the US. The burnout culture and overworking myself just make my autistic traits worse. I also just can't stand being labelled as "antisocial" or "unfriendly" just because I can't small talk. I just can't thrive here in the US as I'm forced to mask my neurodivergency which takes energy and further makes me have a tougher time fitting into America's hustle culture and social culture. ❤️
I invite you to look into this channel. He's an autistic person who moved to sweden and he tells about his journey :)
youtube.com/@becurious2000?si=wg2z0imjTvs9NDPD
Here is a source on neurodivergency in sweden as a bonus: sweden.se/life/equality/disability-policy
Sweden is commonly known to be generally warmer than the rest of Scandinavia in the summers, and colder in the winter. Swedens average summer temperature is 23C, norway and denmark are in the 20-22's. Second thing is that norweigan is compromised of two languages you learn, nynorska and boknorska (in writing).
Bokmål
But if you learn one of them, you don't have to learn the other.
what? shouldnt denmark be the warmest since its further south?
As someone from Finland I would move to Greenland or Iceland if the temperature keeps going up. Like soon we don't have snow here and +40 degree summers.
Come to Norway, It is beautiful and everyone here is very happy, the wide majority of us speak English too I'd say it's a great vacation spot to come look at in Europe.
But you seriously have to plan a budget in advance, unless you are wealthy - because maaaan it’s expensive I tell ya..
I can speak from personal experience - I was not prepared financially and spend twice the amount I initially planned while staying there..
I was there for 2 weeks and my total expenses amounted to approximately 3000 usd (excluding travel expenses that is)... and I was backpacking, staying at youth hostels etc..
Ok ;3. I wanna try it and I am from Denmark
Literally every country in the nordics. Excpect Sweden
I wish come Norway that's my dream but l can't come 😪😓💔
Finland has been the happiest country in the world for 4 years running!
One thing that is different in the nordics are the tax rates which are different and should be a part of wages, but overall a great video all countries here are great
The lack of sunlight doesn't bother me at all (I live in Denmark). You get used to it, I think. Perhaps keep in mind that Scandinavian culture is a bit introverted and reserved. People are nice, but not very open and spontaneous. Personally I love it, but if you are from a country with an expressive and extraverted culture (like Southern Europe fx) you might feel a bit lonely and isolated in Scandinavia.
An important thing to mention is that the only scandinavian countrys are Sweden, Norway and Denmark, the other countrys are a part of the nordics and so are scandinavians as well
Come here to Sweden. Its not so pricy here and we don’t talk with each other so no need to be stressed about talking with strangers because we don’t do that stuff, we also have alot of people from different countries that decided ”oh well sweden probably wont mind more?”
Laughed so hard when you Said" no need to stress about talking to stranger, we dont do that stuff" that is one of the most true things ive ever read!
@@sebastianhetland8251 Lots of "swedes" don't understand swedish anyway. That's probably why we "don't do that stuff" anymore.
I'm learning the language so my autistic ass can move there
I enjoyed the video, thank you.
What I feel like is missing here is beautiful, natural landscapes. Denmark has almost non of that while Iceland, Greenland and Norway are absolutely stunning places.
Denmark is small, but what's wrong with it? (or Sweden for that matter). This is totally a matter of taste. Norway's mountains are sure grand in scale, but Iceland and Greenland are pretty boring and depressing landscapes according to my preferences. Many people would clearly prefer Stockholm and its surrounding lush nature and large archipelago over the arctic... :D
No, Denmark doesn’t have mountains, but areas of Denmark has some of Scandinavia’s most beautiful coastline. And the only ‘desert’ in scandinavia.
The “flatness” of Denmark also provides easier development of infrastructure.
Nature should be mentionable, but a neutral metric
@@TheWebberLegacy Denmark is beautiful, but for me I don't think I would enjoy living permanently in a country that doesn't have "freedom to roam"-laws (allemansrätten). If I had to leave Finland, I'd move to Sweden, Norway or Scotland. (Iceland is a bit too far away from everything IMO).
thats only true if you think only mountains are beautiful landscape-Denmark is flat as a pancake, but with lots of beaches, forests and parks -you are never far away from the coast in Denmark -I would say rhough Iceland, Faroe Iceland, Greenland and Norway has the most interesting nature, Sweden and Finland has the biggest forests and Denmark has the most culture
Its not about beauty, it's about which country is best to live in. I can imagine you are angry you country did not score higher?
Thanks a lot😁 Your clip is very helpful!
I live in in Denmark
And i recomend coming here for a Nice relaxed every day
The country isnt too large so you get a sense of community and everything is closeby
The country is Also very beutiful in many different ways
Every scandinavian country is good But if you wanna come to denmark i hope you apreciate it
I disagree. Denmark is just a flat field. There’s very few *beautiful sights* every friend I’ve had come to Denmark down right disliked it. Too expensive nothing really to see because everything is in Copenhagen. I want to leave this country as soon as I can.
@@YoshiIsHitokiri i guess you havnt visited the right places
ive been in denmark once to go to legoland 😹
i think its beautiful there
@@faerisoire fair enough
Im japanese who lived both in Sweden and Finland before. And they have both prod and cons in different ways.
Overall Nordic countries will always be some of the best countries ever. We should not complain at all.
Well as a Swiss I kind of disagree (especially regarding tax rate), but okay :D
@@MovingAbroad Well yes BUT tax paying does give benefits to all social classes. But Switzerland certainly lays in the top 10 worldwide.
@@MovingAbroad Switzerland is number 1. That is how a society should be built. Czech republic, Norway and Singapore comes after. Sweden is lacking big time. Not even top 10 by a big margain
@@dwaynethewokjohnson7773 Sweden is destroyed by left wing policies with their obsession to bring in more and more and more immigrants into Sweden. Malmo has literally become an immigrant ghetto.
@@dwaynethewokjohnson7773 Czechia? Hmmm go read statistics lol.
DENMARK NO. 1 🇩🇰🇩🇰💪🏼
BIG LOVE TO ALL OUR NORDIC BROTHERS AND SISTERS ❤️
Norway is better ❤️🇳🇴
Denmark has been my biggest disappointment travelling so far. Maybe because I expected it to feel Nordic, and it was not at all (!!!), it felt totally Central European. :(( A bit like Amsterdam, another city I do not really feel is the place for me. Not enough nature, forests, cleanliness, crisp air. But ofcourse some day I will give it another chance. :)
Norway won best quality of life like 2 years ago, how tf did we get 0 points?
False, Denmark have been ranked #1 since 2017
However, just because Norway got 0 points here, dosent mean that its bad. Its still literally one of the best in the world.
@@Haxcha The United Nations Human Development Index has ranked Norway number one for six consecutive years. It has by far the highest standard of living the world (from Google)
@@Haxcha this is a random private organisation... the one I linked is from UN
@@peacefulminimalist2028 That doesn't mean its more correct than the others. Multiple sources link to Denmark being 1# while only one shows Norway.
I have been to Svalbard, Norway. No can steal any running car, because there is no place to hide it or sell it. If someone "steal" your shoes there they are not stolen, but borrowed. You are getting the shoes back. Mine were suddenly gone up there at a hotel, but got them back same day.
I love all nordics countries!
I want to live in any different country during my life so I can learn different culture and mentality from nordic countries.
My first destination will be Norway and Sweden where I'll stay for a long time.
Finland will be a country where I like to spend part of my life.
Iceland I would like to visit at all.
Denmark I would like to work there.
All nordics people are very beautiful people in particular inside with great personality and them are very polite, gentle and respectful.
When comparing climate, i think the best city is oslo, mainly because of the wind. Stockholm, Helsinki and coepenhagen are much windier.
I love Finland ❤️❤️.from india(coc💎)💥
Can I know more about it?
@@Aman-zk8dm ah tell me bro
im from italy but i love scandinavian/nordic country especially norway🫶🏻
Come and i sell you
Also, just for thoroughness' sake, the methodology and presentation makes it look like there is a measurable difference between the Nordic countries, which honestly, there isn't really. Culturally and geographically, yeah, but your living experience is almost identical no matter where you decide to settle. In that regard, I'd say Greenland in the most different, and all the others are just about interchangeable.
Jeg Vet At Du Bor I Norge
@@adrianl1786 OK? Og...?
Well said my Scandinavian brother
'Low quality of life.' 'Comparatively low value of human development.' Eyeroll.
One thing to note about climate in Sweden, Norway and Finland is that being fairly "tall" countries the climate varies a lot depending on if you live in the south or the north.
Do you have to learn to speak the Scandinavian languages if you plan on moving to any of these Scandinavian countries or can you get by only speaking English, if there is a high English proficiency rate?
If you want to live in any county on this planet , you have to learn the native language.
@@foswa6335 The English proficiency in the Nordic countries is very high at 85-90% range.
Most young people are almost fluent in English. Not so much with many older people, but many of them have a basic understanding of English. If you want to work in any of these countries however, you have to learn the language. I understand that Norwegian is the easiest for an English speaker, but Swedish & Danish are not too difficult.
@@oliveremmettknox7776 that may be true however , you will always be considered a foreigner unless you intergrate into the society. The first step of intergration would be to learn the native language
The Scandinavian languages that are spoken in Scandinavia, Iceland and some parts of Finland are easy for englis speakers. But Finnish is different. It is only related with Estonian, Hungarian and some smaller languages that are mostly spoken in Russia
8:23 where is this place?
Nice video :) I don't think the numbers mean much, they are all good countries to live in. Your quality of living will depend more on what kind of friends and social network you are able to find, and if you are able to find something meaningful to do. And btw, only Norway, Sweden and Denmark are Scandinavia. Throw in those other countries and we name them (us) the Nordic countries
Amazing video, so helpful👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you!
Denmark and Sweden haven't interested me as much as finland or Norway so I'd move to Norway or Finland, Iceland is cool and is greenland and while I would love to visit greenland I wouldn't want to live there
As a Norwegian I'd go to Sweden if I had to move. Denmark is great, but I can't understand them. Swedes talk beautifully
You can't be from Bergen, Stavanger or Kristiansand?
Living in Sweden and hoping I will live in Denmark in the future. At least they care what their countrymen says
@Angelo Guzman you are confusing demands and expectations with racism. Feel bad for you. Here if I don’t agree with the left - they always turn racists against me, an immigrant. So no.
@Angelo Guzman How come denmark won this comparison then? Sweden is b tec denmark. Denmark leads in almost every aspect.
@Angelo Guzman Me too, I find Norway, Sweden and Denmark very similar, but I just think Denmark is overall cleaner and just more modern in some ways
@Angelo Guzman so basically ur broke. More international? Eh come on, denmark is far more famous than sweden. Denmark is known for multiple awards.
@Angelo Guzman Lego
SAS
Football
B&O
Carslberg
Just to name a few.
Income is before taxation and this is higher in Denmark, Sweden and Finland than in Norway. Only Island have lower than Norway. How it is on Færøyene og Grønnland I don`t know. So the comparision on income does not make much sense because the tax level in Scandinavia is an important factor.
I live in Sweden, the thing i like here is the people, nature, Mountains and cities. Thats why I love Sweden
mountains xDDDDDD we even got more impressive mountains in Poland
@@Kiewicz92 🤣....i was like "where are the mountains?"
@@SaccoLokka its full of mountains in the northwest
@@thomasjohnson4987 You call them mountains, i call them hills ☺️
@@SaccoLokka it counts as a mountain if its over 600 meters, so then ur just using english wrong
Already at school, we learn that the 5 Nordic Countries are Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Those other islands belong to 2 of these countries. All these 5 countries are fantastic and we are " happy people ". Regards from one happy citizen,
born in one of those countries and lived in all of them.
How does one go about measuring the “quality of life”?If it has to do with research of happiness levels, keep in mind that Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world.
Yeah, with 50 thousand people living there, that isn't a hard thing, say 5 thousand people suicide in Greenland and USA, that's 10% of Greenland and barely 0,0001% of USA. Percentages and ratings of such things means nothing unless they make and average per 100 thousand people or any other number like that (just gave USA as an universal example, though your name Bjornson probably implies you're norwegian)
I'm from Greenland and I would love to Move to Denmark, 🇬🇱🇩🇰
I love norway from spain i always wanted to live in there i have some norwegians cousins in there and other parts of scandinavia
We have a camping area next to our home that employs a crew of Spanish people that run the restaurant which is open from may to September. I asked them if they didn’t miss the warm Spanish summers but they said no. They loved the Norwegian summers and then had plenty of sun when they went back home every October. They’ve been back every year since the 90’s. No plans of quitting from what I hear.
I'm a British of South Asian descent, I'm trying to estimate what they'd equate in pounds before I'd consider moving there with my family -
Greenland - 45,547 euros = £ 39127.08
Iceland - 57,579 euros = £ 49464.00
Faroe Islands - 43,128 euros = £ 37049.07
Denmark - 48,430 euros = £ 41604.05
Norway - 45,790 euros = £ 39336.05
Sweden - 39,570 euros = £ 33993.02
Finland - 38,730 euros = £ 33271.05
Originally I was thinking about settling with my family in Sweden, but I guess I'd consider settling in Finland since it's cheaper and level of security
@Konto
I would since it's at least reasonable if not cheap
Regardless of where you plan to move to, I'd make sure that you had a job to go to before uprooting your entire family.
Bare in mind what you get out of your salary in the various countries. In Norway the average salary for well educated is higher than in Denmark, but your expenses is higher in Norway as housing and food is more expensive than in Denmark, plus in Denmark students get money from the government to go to school. In Norway you get student loans.
But from a world perspective the Nordic countries are relatively the same, so one should probably decide on where to live on other factors than purely income
@@mackman6602
Where do you live?
the best is sweden. I would say norway but the problem is If you decide to move there then u hv to establish yourself well coz it is really expensive
Yes, that’s true
Yup even for norwegians living here is hard lmao, especially now with the rapid rise in housing prices
This was a really well structured video👍
I like Norway the most. Breathtaking Nature and lovely people. And I am a dane:)
Danmark er også eit fint land. Eg er norsk.
Ge er!
@@michaelhammar2778 Hæ?
I think the same as a swede
@Gustave The Nile croc I didn’t know there are mountains in Australia
While watching this one should keep in mind that the Nordic countries are among the top in the world by many of these aspects, so a country scoring 0 doesn't mean that it's bad at all, and comparing it to pretty much any other group of countries in the world would grant it a 1.
Wow this is such great breakdown of the data! Exactly what I was after, thank you. There are so many factors to consider, and some will be more or less important to certain people. In my case I’m drawn to the environment, language and people of Norway, but cost of living is a big factor and I wasn’t aware that security could be a concern in the way I’ve heard it can be in Sweden. Ultimately Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden look attractive to me. I think I may learn Norwegian in the mean time and hopefully have enough money to one day live in all of them for a time! 🙏
Cost of living should NOT a factor if you a considering moving to a Nordic country. Just get here, and work, then you are good to go, no matter the wages. Cost of living is high, but so are wages, so no problem. Don't look at the numbers, just work - then you are good. Welcome.
Honestly, security problems in Scandinavia are really exhagerated. In most nations outside of Scandinavia you can have people being stabbed out in the open every day and everyone goes on as normal. In Scandinavia everyone reports being scared when someone steals a lollipop, and for some reason all non-Scandinavians seem to be absolutely thrilled in pointing out every single missdeed commited. In reality there are a few areas in Sweden that you should avoid, these are easily avoided and you'll find out about them by googeling. There are about 50 places like this in all of Sweden and they are well known. And even if you do find yourself there the risk of getting in troubl is really low, the bad guys are only going to try to kill and hurt other bad guys. Yes, sometimes someone is caught in the middle, but it it extremely rare, falling Ice is a much larger issue.
@Shades 2.0 What a load of bullshit.
Agree with SWEmanque. It is over-interpreted regarding security problems in Sweden. the country is very large and it is safe to live in 99.5% of the country's parts. As safe as in the other Nordic countries average. Then there are a number of so-called vulnerable areas where gangs quarrel with each other that also affect those who are nearby. That rise the statistic. But who choose to live just there when you can choose. And the rest of us inhabitants who never are in those areas do not notice it. Just on TV.
By the way, I live in Stockholm and do not feel insecure.
@@SWEmanque The biggest problem for ordinary Swedes with crime is perhaps that gunshot wounds (and the like) take up a large part of the capacity in the health care system. Maybe the same goes for schools and other welfare benefits as well?
Im swedish if i had to move to another scandinavian country its EASY norway! But denmark is amazing also, will always love them the same ❤️
This is exactly what I was looking for, great video! Thanks! I have also subscribed to your channel, some very interesting topics!
Thank you Anne!
One very significant characteristic of Denmark is our tendency towards pragmatism and our high degree of freedom from any kind of fanaticism. I believe that this is also true about the other Nordic nations.
Temperatures according to the capital is useless in Norway snd Sweden. The last 13 month the middle temperatur in Oslo has been noe in July 30.9 C/Dec -14.5 C, while far north in Kirkenes the last year it's been in July 32 C/Jan -25 C at the lowest. According to Yr and Accuweather.
True. In Sweden you get -40 and below on some days and some places, but that is far away from the capital Stockholm :-) We live about 1000 km north of Stockholm and it is a totally different life up here, exotic even to most Swedes.
@@AlexanderBlumenau Yes totally, and I wrote middle temperatures. I of course meant highest and lowest. The highest temperature in Kirkenes of 32 C is crazy though. It's all because of climate change. It didn't use to be that high in summer.
@@TullaRask we had similar temperatures up here in the last three summers and during the last 15 years it was an almost constant ramp-up in max temperature. Swedens highest mountain has been constantly shrinking as the (formerly) highest summit is a glacier. Many glaciers have almost completely disappeared and mountain paths once nice to hike are now almost impossible. Change is obvious and gaining momentum. Yet many city people refuse to see it ...
@@AlexanderBlumenau Yes they show pictures of it on the Norwegian tele during summertime. Turists coming to walk glaciers will be too dangerous because it's collapsing. People who pay attention see it. It's one of the things the young peopple see. The north pole is shrinking as well. There is a lot of attention around it, but people have to sacrifice some comforts to fix it. It's a big part of the environmental awareness happening.
@@TullaRask I dont think anyone is denying that the climate is changing, but i dont agree with the leftist politics of Car = bad. The earth has always been in constant change and there has been many ice ages and times where the average temperature has been higher then it is today. So to think that if humans stopped spewing out carbon everything would just stop changing is a flat out lie. Sure it might slow down the changes abit, but they will happen no matter what we do.
From where ? The Scandinavians are very fussy about who they let in.
I like Iceland and Norway in terms of nature and the people are really good especially in Norway
Hi pls chat me up…. I like to move to Iceland
@@emmanuelokorochukwuebuka7646 I am not from Iceland
Brother…. Ok how can you help me I’m living in Spain now
@@emmanuelokorochukwuebuka7646 sorry brother..i can't help you about living in Iceland. It was just my opinion that norway and iceland are better.
Ok brother…..thank you soo much 💚✨🇮🇸✊🏿
Norway has a nature that is so beautiful it actually can burn your eyeballs out. Good pay if you get a Job, Secure, Fresh Air(I remember walking of the plane in Gardermoen and just being hit by this amazing air, so clean and pure, it was almost religious, but I came from London……so…), Green Everywhere, Wonderful People (a little introvert and shy, but they get warm really quickly if you don’t push yourself on them, talk about the weather and nature, that's a great way to get to now Norwegians and get involved in a Choir, volunteer or something like that), I don’t have one bad thing to say about Norway, except maybe it’s Expensive there, but so are many other places! And learn the Norwegian Language! They speak perfect English, but it’s respectful to do an effort and it also opens up so many more opportunities! Good luck. Norway is paradise on Earth…. 🌍😍
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I can only assume we’re on 7th place since you forgot us....... 🇫🇴
@@TheFrecklish Oh m’y god sorry Féroé I just know about you that your capital city is Torshavn and that you was discovered by the Vikings but I thought you was not indépendant but à Denmark colony
@@holyromankingdomofthepoles7027 Not fully independent, no, but neither is Greenland. But we're NOT colonies! Never call us that😅 We're constituent countries part of the Danish Realm (à la Scotland in the UK) and have full autonomy and pretty much run our own show😉
@@TheFrecklish ah ok mec
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my problem with Norway that this country is way too happy... I am coming from east europe where people hate everybody even themselfs so its kinda weird to see the brighter side of the world lol
I love danmark 🇩🇰
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well live in Norway is half Finnish and I just LOVE how Norway is everybody is kind and things. More inf: Anna Goldman RUclipsr has much more information but ofc I know more..
Scotland is very nordic too in terms of geology and genetics. Looks like a little Norway, has nordic place names and many signs of northern culture unseen in England. Ireland too, a nordic, latin, celtic, anglo mixing pot although we have less signs of scandinavian lifestyle, norse art and some links remains and the land looks very, very nordic.
I live in Finland not very nordic or scandic at all. Now I'm returning to Ireland to happily enjoy the rugged views once again.
What binds the Nordic is more of culture, political and social structure history and language (minus Finland) - not as much geology, which varies alot from Norway and Sweden on one side, and Iceland, Greenland, Finland, Áland and Denmark all have geology that is different from Norway / Sweden
I think Scotland would make a great union with the Nordic countries, very similar views on social stuff. Culture is still very different though
I am Swede and I love all other Nordic countries and their territories but here is how I would rank them:
7. Svalbard/Jan Mayen
Dont know much about these places
6. Faroe Islands🇫🇴
It just seems very Nice to live here
5. Greenland🇬🇱
I like how its full of ice
4. Norway🇧🇻
Its just beautiful
3. Iceland🇮🇸
I love the Icelandic nature and their language is dope
2. Denmark🇩🇰
I just really like how it looks down here. Also its close to the rest of europe by bordering Germany
1. Finland🇫🇮🇦🇽
I love the many lakes. It just seems really fresh to live here. I also like that many people understand Swedish here. Also, their language is one of the best in the world, only being beaten by polish and italian i think
Pretty sure the Nordic countries, as defined by the actual economic treaty they have, covers all the countries and territories you've included here, but I could be remembering wrong
All members of the Nordic Union yes.
What economic treaty....???
@@bandygamy5898 "Nordic Union" what is that...???
@@Dan-fo9dk Probably meant the Nordic Council.
Does anyone know an average price comparison from England to Norway which is more expensive to live?
EU stats make a list every year and Denmark is always listed as the most expensive EU country to live in (in average 20% more expensive than average in EU) (High housing prices, expensive food.. just about everything is expensive there). Norway, who is not member of EU, is though often described as 20% more expensive then Denmark.
So given England, once it was member of EU, was relatively much cheaper to live in than in Denmark, Norway is way way more expensive to live in than England in all aspects.
On the plus side, you get paid more in salary in Norway, vacation is longer, education is free and many other social benefits are more often better in Norway (well, basicually in any Nordic country, almost) than in England
@@mackman6602 Wow thank you for your detailed explanation! :) Even though it is quite expensive the living quality makes me want to move to Norway even more
Denmark, Norway and Sweden = Scandinavia on the Scandinavian peninsula. Banker.
Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden = Fenno-Scandinavia (The Nordics in some cases. Sometimes Finland, Norway and Sweden are The Nordics i.e. Nordic sports diciplines)
Greenland, Iceland, Faroese, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden = The Nordics. Banker.
Strange area. "NATO" east, west and in the midle of The North Athlantics.
A part of Finland locates on Scandinavian peninsula.
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Which country is the best? The best country for the Finns is Finland.. the best for Danish is Denmark etc.. But if you don't speak any of the languages the "best" place to live is probably Copenhagen or Stockholm as they are the most international. Copenhagen has the mildest weather and obviously a short trip from central Europe. The Finnish language is the most impossible to learn and they are the most introverted people. That said all of the Nordic countries are great compared to the rest of the world... Finland and Norway are probably the safest and cleanest (least polluted). Finland is full of amazing lakes.
Sweden is the least polluted among the nordic countries
@@7katter Not true. Norway and Finland are.
@@johnj8069 Source?
@@johnj8069 Just google it and every single result supports my statement. In case you mixed pollution with sustainability, then yes norway is ahead.
As a Dane, I am quite envious of the pack nature of the other Nordic countries, but have been so lucky that I have worked for 3 years in Greenland: That nature beats everyone 🤗Glory has all the Nordic countrys
The English proficiency in the Nordic countries is very high at 85-90% range, so you can get by just speaking English when you move to live in these countries.
Yeah, but you will only be truly integrated if you learn the local languages. Speaking only English can get you far in those countries, but never as far as if you can speak and understand the local language too
If you want to get work in sweden you will need school grades in swedish, otherwise you will be viewed as uneducated since swedish is a core topic in school, english and math too
@@mackman6602 But it helps moving in as you don't learn the language as you live here. If you work on the technology field, you'll probably get a job while speaking English too.
it’s best you speak norwegian to immigrate to norway as there’s a test and jobs like to see it. idk about other countries
If you go to live anywhere out of respect you should learn the language of the country that is hosting you. Thats the very least you can do to be thankful of the opportunities presented to you
Since the faroes and Greenland is part of the kingdom of Denmark isn’t it correct that it’s Scandinavia?